Miami Dolphins running back Jerome Messam undergoes surgery

To many, these are some of the vital ingredients of the South Florida scene.

This weekend, all three elements converge in an annual effort to raise money for the Miami Dolphins Foundation during FinsWeekend.

The foundation raises money to help support education, health, youth athletic programs and volunteer activities throughout the state.

The three-day fundraiser is advertised as an opportunity to mingle with celebrities, including many current and former Miami Dolphins. It begins Thursday night with a Celebrity Draw Party at Turnberry Isle.

There will be a cocktail and hors d'oeuvres party with prize games such as chipping, putting, pitching and sand shots.

At 9 a.m. Friday, Dolphins players and alumni will tee-off in Aventura at Turnberry Isle with a shotgun start for a morning full of golf. The sold-out event features three players in each grouping and a celebrity captain.

A luncheon will follow where winners of the day will be announced.

The night will feature the Hook & Tackle Captain's Party at the Miami Beach Marina. A silent auction will be followed by entertainment.

Then early Saturday, amateur and professional fishermen will depart from Miami Beach Marina to compete in the Miami Dolphins Foundation Fishing Tournament. Dolphins players and alumni will accompany the contestants.

Several packages were offered, including the $5,000 VIP Package, which includes registration for four anglers plus a Dolphins celebrity, eight tickets to the Captains' Party, eight seats at a reserved table with private server for the Fishing Awards Ceremony/Dinner and hotel stay for both days of the tournament.

Additionally, there were packages at $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000.

The winner will be determined at the "Hooters Weigh-In." First place earns a flight on the Dolphins' team charter for a road game.

The awards ceremony will take place Saturday night to learn the biggest catch of the day. Auction items at the ceremony will include a jet ride for four, 2013 Super Bowl tickets and a 21-foot Contender with a Mercury engine, a Miami Dolphins suite for your choice of a home game. Additionally, there were trips available for bidding to the following destinations: Hooters Owls Nest Penthouse at Abaco Beach Resort; Barefoot Homes Cottage at Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas; Caribbean 2012/13 cruise on MSC Cruises Poesia Luxury Ship; Bimini Sands Resort & Marina; Los Suenos, Coast Rica resort; Rum Cay Marina, Bahamas Kalik Inn.

For more information about the weekend, please call the community relations department at 305-943-7200 or visit finsweekend.com.

Messam undergoes surgery

Running back Jerome Messam underwent surgery Tuesday for the second time in five months, according to a message from his Twitter account. Details of this latest injury are unclear.

"Trying to stay positive about tomorrow," Messam wrote, "its hard tho when you have two surgeries in 5 months. #faith."

Messam signed a free-agent contract with the Dolphins in February out of the Canadian Football League.

Messam was awarded the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Player Award with 1,057 yards and six touchdowns in 18 games. He suffered a torn meniscus to his left knee in November, which required season-ending surgery.

The 6-foot-4, 248-pounder participated in a Dolphins volunteer veteran minicamp last month and wore No. 35.

A Dolphins spokesman said in an email the team does not confirm offseason surgeries.